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Kansas football transfer portal tracker: Jan. 15 news, developments
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- Kansas football transfer portal tracker: Jan. 15 news, developments
LAWRENCE — The Division I transfer portal window for college football is open from Jan. 2 through Jan. 16, and that means Thursday is another chance for Kansas football to construct its 2026 roster.
KU is trying to reach a bowl game for the first time since 2023, after back-to-back 5-7 seasons in 2024 and 2025. The Jayhawks had reached back-to-back bowl games in 2022 and 2023, with a bowl victory in the latter. Kansas coach Lance Leipold is preparing for his sixth season at the helm in 2026.
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The Jayhawks received some significant news as the day progressed, with redshirt junior linebacker Trey Lathan announcing on the social media site X in a video that he's "locked in" with the team for 2026. Lathan had previously announced his intention to enter the transfer portal. That means KU will return its leading tackler from the 2025 season.
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Stay tuned for more updates during this transfer portal window regarding Kansas , including transfer ratings from 247Sports.
Kansas football transfer portal, offseason additions
Corey Gordon (3-star safety from Louisville )
Nahzae Cox (3-star wide receiver from Middle Tennessee )
Kevin Oatis (3-star defensive lineman from Arkansas )
Carter Moses (3-star tight end from Albany)
Kasen Carpenter (Offensive lineman from Oklahoma State)
Matthew Gill (Punter)
Jailen Butler (3-star tight end from Old Dominion)
Jibreel Al-Amin (3-star linebacker from Marshall)
Martin Connington (Kicker from Michigan State)
Nick Morrow (3-star offensive tackle from California )
Rino Monteforte (Long snapper from California)
Elijah Cannon (3-star cornerback from Mississippi State)
Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman (3-star safety from Iowa State )
Daveon Crouch (3-star linebacker from Boston College )
Roman Pearson (3-star cornerback from Ball State )
Trezelle Jenkins Jr. (3-star interior offensive lineman from Wayne State)
Nik McMillan (3-star wide receiver from Buffalo)
Christian Pritchett (Defensive back from Georgia Tech )
Yasin Willis (3-star running back from Syracuse)
David Santiago (3-star edge from Michigan State)
Tre'Von McAlpine (3-star defensive lineman from Tulane)
Jaden Harris (3-star safety from Georgia)
Jaron Willis (3-star linebacker from South Carolina )
Quincy Davis (3-star linebacker from New Mexico State)
Jalen Dupree (3-star running back from Colorado State )
Connor Stroh (3-star interior offensive lineman from Texas )
Landyn Watson (3-star linebacker from Kentucky )
Eamon Smalls (3-star defensive lineman from UAB)
Jibriel Conde (3-star defensive lineman from Grand Valley State) — KU lists him as a defensive tackle
Kansas football transfer portal departures
Dean Miller (3-star edge) — KU lists him as a defensive end
Jalen Dye (safety)
Devin Dye (safety)
Joseph Sipp Jr. (linebacker) — Committed to FAU
Jacoby Davis (cornerback)
Dylan Brooks (defensive end)
Jaidyn Doss (wide receiver)
Carter Lavrusky (offensive lineman) — committed to Northern Arizona
Tyler Mercer (3-star interior offensive lineman) — KU lists him as an offensive lineman — committed to Oklahoma State
Harry Stewart III (running back) — committed to Boise State
Caleb Redd (3-star edge) — KU lists him as a defensive end
Aundre Gibson (3-star cornerback) — committed to Northern Arizona
David McComb (3-star quarterback) — committed to Miami ( Ohio )
Kene Anene (3-star interior offensive lineman) — KU lists him as an offensive lineman — committed to North Dakota State
Laquan Robinson (3-star safety) — committed to Southern Miss
Jameel Croft Jr. (3-star cornerback) — committed to Charlotte
Logan Brantley (3-star linebacker) — committed to Boise State
Greydon Grimes (3-star offensive tackle) — KU lists him as an offensive lineman — Committed to Appalachian State
Jon Jon Kamara (3-star linebacker) — committed to Wisconsin
Lyrik Rawls (3-star safety) — committed to Arizona State
Damani Maxson (3-star safety)
Jaden Hamm (tight end) — committed to Arkansas State
Bryce Cohoon (wide receiver)
JaCorey Stewart (linebacker) — committed to FIU
Johnny Thompson Jr. (running back)
Efren Jasso (punter)
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 National Sports Media Association's sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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